United States. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1942-1980.

International Union of United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America

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The United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America was founded September 12, 1935, in Akron -- then the "Rubber Capital of the World" and former home base for most of the major tire and rubber companies. The union's founding was preceded by 30 years of struggle to organize. The "sit-down" strike was born among rubber workers as Rex Murray, later a charter member of the URW and then president of the General Tire local in Akron, led the first "sit-down" in June 1934. Among the st...

International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers. Local 150

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Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union.

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United States. Department of Labor

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The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government, responsible for occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemployment benefits, reemployment services, and occasionally, economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The Department of Labor is headed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The purpose of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the well being of the wage earners, job seekers,...

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

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Founded in 1881, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) represents and offers training to carpenters, cabinetmakers, millwrights, piledrivers, lathers, framers, floor layers, roofers, drywallers, and workers in forest-products and related industries. From the guide to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Records Unprocessed mss. 2011-116., 1953-2002, (Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library) The Unite...

International brotherhood of teamsters, chauffeurs, stablemen, and helpers of America

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Labor organization formed in 1903 as International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the result of a merger between members of the Team Drivers' International Union (TDIU) and the Teamsters' National Union of America (TNU). Known from 1909 to 1992 as International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. Reverted to its pre-1909 name in October 1992. From the description of International Brotherhood of Teamsters records, 1989-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709...

Montgomery Ward

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Montgomery Ward, the world's first general merchandise mail-order business, issued its first single sheet catalog in 1872. By 1887, the Chicago based company had annual sales exceeding $1,000,000 and in 1889 it became a privately held corporation. In 1893, founder Aaron Montgomery Ward sold his controlling interest to partner George R. Thorne, and the company became a public corporation in 1919. In 1931, Sewell L. Avery became chairman and chief executive officer. His te...

United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The need for the collection of labor statistics was recognized by Congress in 1884 when it established the Bureau of Labor in the Department of the Interior. In 1913 the Bureau was transferred to the newly created Department of Labor under the title Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Commissioner is nominated by the President of the United States. He has advisory committees from labor and management to provide him with practical advice in the preparation and publication of statistics t...

Communications Workers of America

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The National Typographical Union was organized in 1852 and in 1869 changed its name to the International Typographical Union (ITU). In 1987, the ITU merged into the Communication Workers of America (CWA). The Women's International Auxiliary, a division of the ITU, disbanded in 1990. From the description of Women's International Auxiliary records, [ca. 1940-1990]. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477528 The Communications Workers of America (CWA) which was fo...

Screen Directors International Guild

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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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Founded in 1888 as the United Machinists and Mechanical Engineers of America, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is one of the largest trade unions in North America. The organization has been known as the National Association of Machinists (1889-1891) and the International Association of Machinists (1891-1965). From the description of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers artifact collection, 1888-ca. 2000. (Georgia State Univers...

International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. President

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Formerly International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) and International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. From the description of President's office: Walter P. Reuther collection, 1933-1970. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28413062 ...

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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California Sportswear and Dress Association

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International Association of Cleaning and Dye House Workers

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International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers

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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

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United Shoe Workers of America. Joint Council 13

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Uniroyal, inc.

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Hygrade Food Products Corporation

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Textile Workers' Union of America

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Located in Boston, the TWUA began in 1937 as the Textile Workers' Organizing Committee of the CIO. By 1939, its success in organizing workers led to its becoming an independent CIO-affiliated union. One of the first victories was a contract with the American Woolen Co. in Lawrence, Mass. By 1942, mills in a number of New England cities were unionized. After World War II, the TWUA faced serious problems from national anti-labor legislation such as the Taft-Hartley Act, and the slump in the textil...

American Federation of Musicians

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Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union

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Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union

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Insurance Workers' International Union

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Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

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The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse Workers of America coordinated collective bargaining efforts ca. 1953. The two unions merged in 1968. From the description of Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America records, 1953-1957. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 711874958 ...

Western Union Telegraph Company

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The bark Golden Gate and clipper ship Nightingale were both involved in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition to British Columbia, Alaska and Russia to survey areas where the Western Union Telegraph Company planned to construct a telegraph line linking America and Europe. The line was never completed. Charles S. Bulkley was Engineer-in-Chief and Charles M. Scammon was Chief of Marine. The bark Golden Gate was the flagship of the expedition from June 1865 to March 1866, after which the clipper s...

Building Service Employees' International Union

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United Steelworkers of America

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The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) was established 22 May 1942, by a convention of representatives from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers (AAISTW) and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) after an intensive organizing initiative by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s. After mergers in 2005, it was renamed United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW...

Upholsterers' International Union of North America

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The Upholsterers International Union (UIU) was formed in 1882, reorganized in 1892, and was chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1900. The UIU represents workers in the furniture, mattress and bedding and casket industries, as well as window trimmers, and display installers. In 1937, due to internal disputes, several UIU locals and an estimated 7500 members split from the union to form the rival United Furniture workers of America. Despite the split the union continued to thriv...

International Harvester company

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